Santa Barbara: Self-Guided Walk with App-Based Audio Guide
ID: GYG435832-785379
Category:
Country: United States
Duration:
01:15 hours
Description
Navigate Santa Barbara through its centuries-old history on this self-guided walk with an audio guide. Follow the app's route and learn about sites like the Covarrubias Adobe and the Funk Zone.
Take an idyllic walk through Santa Barbara with a GPS-based app as an audio guide. Walk the route at your own pace, and stop by sights including El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park, West Beach, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Start on the corner of Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden and Alameda Park, where you’ll learn about Santa Barbara’s earliest roots, including the Chumash Natives who lived there more than 9,000 years ago.
Discover one of the city’s most important historical sites, the El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park, before walking the city’s Urban Wine Trail. Soak in the fresh air along West Beach, and learn how the Funk Zone got its name.
Stop by spots significant during prohibition, and take in some of Downtown’s most iconic landmarks including Hotel Californian, Lobero Theatre, Hotel Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Gaze at one of the city’s oldest structures, the Covarrubias Adobe.
As you wind your way across State Street to Stearns Wharf where the walk ends, hear about the disastrous 1925 earthquake that destroyed the area, and the preservation efforts in place in the Downtown district.
Highlights
- Wander through the streets of Santa Barbara and soak up its beachy atmosphere
- Visit important spots like the Covarrubias Adobe, West Beach, and Stearns Wharf
- Explore the route at your own leisure with GPS technology matching your pace
- Experience the city's historical journey with an audio guide narrated by a local
- Get unlimited use of the app and its other virtual offerings as soon as you book
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This activity uses a mobile app
A single activity code can be used on multiple devices
Start the activity at the intersection of East Micheltorena Street and Santa Barbara Street. Stand on the corner where two low, concrete pillars sit on either side of an asphalt walkway.
You can start this activity at any time after booking.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
